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More and more children become obese. Treatment requires the therapy of the whole family

WHO warns that every tenth child is obese, but it is Polish children who gain weight the fastest in Europe! And obesity is not just "excessive fat" or a few unnecessary kilograms. Obesity is a chronic, multi-organ disease often leading to the development of many other serious diseases, even...

Aug. 31, 2022
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Coronavirus: Latest data from the Ministry of Health

The Health Resort has published data for the period from August 25, 2022 to August 31, 2022: We have 21,927 (including 3,912 re-infections) confirmed cases of coronavirus infection from voivodships: mazowieckie (3308), Silesian (2746), of Małopolska (1914), Greater Poland (1740), Lublin (1462),...

Aug. 31, 2022
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Conference inaugurating the project "One voice, one direction"

The project was created as part of the cooperation of the National Institute of Oncology. Maria Skłodowska-Curie - National Research Institute, National Comprehensive Network (NCCN) and the Alliance for Innovation Foundation, whose aim is to educate about the role, importance and method of...

Aug. 31, 2022
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MZ: Changes for selected laboratories

The draft of the ordinance of the Minister of Health on the list of entities authorized to conduct tests of materials and technological processes in order to determine the degree of their harmfulness to health and the scope of these tests was submitted for consultation.

Aug. 30, 2022
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Breathe early will betray Parkinson's disease

A team of scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), in collaboration with the University of Rochester, Mayo Clinic, and Massachusetts General Hospital, have developed an artificial intelligence model that can detect Parkinson's disease based on a subject's breathing pattern.

Aug. 30, 2022
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Krystyna Wechmann: Myeloma has waited a long time for its chance

- I do not like racing, but I chose "Rally for health" because its idea is very important - says in an interview with Iwona Schymalla Krystyna Wechmann, president of PKPO.

Aug. 30, 2022
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Poles did not rush to vaccination points ...

Among the 10-11 million entitled to receive the fourth dose - i.e. the population over 60 years of age, people with immunodeficiency as well as health care workers and students - 1.33 million people received the second booster by the end of last week. This week, the EMA may make a recommendation...

Aug. 30, 2022
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A new SMA treatment program will start on September 1

On September 1, 2022, a new unified program for the treatment of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) will enter into force. This program includes three treatment options: the previously used drug Spinraza and the newly introduced drugs: Zolgensma (gene therapy) and Evrysdi (oral therapy). Since April...

Aug. 29, 2022
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Changes in the regulation on restrictions, orders and bans due to the epidemic

The draft of the ordinance of the Council of Ministers amending the ordinance on the establishment of certain restrictions, orders and bans in connection with the occurrence of an epidemic threat was sent for signature by the Prime Minister.

Aug. 29, 2022
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Conference: POZ NAJ Coordination. Directions of Primary Healthcare Development

On 2-3 September 2022 we will meet live in Tarnów during the conference for the medical market "POZ NAJ Coordination. Directions for the Development of Primary Healthcare ". The event is organized by the Association of Employers of Integrated Care Based on Values ​​and the IFIC Polska Association...

Aug. 29, 2022
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Scientists have created living "synthetic" embryos

Scientists from Cambridge created mouse embryos without the use of eggs or sperm, which developed the nucleus of the brain and the beating heart. This achievement can help you understand the earliest stages of organ development and why some pregnancies fail.

Aug. 26, 2022
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MZ extends the pilot of therapeutic rehabilitation for patients after Covid-19

The draft ordinance of the Minister of Health amending the ordinance on the pilot program in the field of therapeutic rehabilitation for beneficiaries with a history of COVID-19 was submitted for consultation.

Aug. 26, 2022
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AOTMiT: The Transparency Council will evaluate, among others, the drug for acute promyelocytic leukemia

On Monday, September 5, another meeting of the Transparency Council.

Aug. 26, 2022
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Psychological Support in Emergency Medical Services - register today

The Air Ambulance Service and the Medical Rescue Department of the Medical University of Warsaw for the eighth time invite you to participate in the Scientific and Training Conference "Psychological Support in Medical Rescue". The event will take place on October 18 this year. in Warsaw....

Aug. 25, 2022
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Research: COVID-19 mortality highest where air pollution is high

In August, in the journal Science of the Total Environment, a team of scientists presented a study that showed that the most polluted cities in Western Europe had significantly higher rates of death from COVID-19 than in others.

Aug. 25, 2022
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Coronavirus: Latest Data

The health department provided data for the period from 18 to 24 August: we have 26,969 (including 4,663 reinfections) confirmed cases of coronavirus infection from provinces: Mazowieckie (4258), Silesian (3275), Lesser Poland (2302), Greater Poland (1882), Lower Silesia (1864), Lublin (1769),...

Aug. 25, 2022
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6 months of war in Ukraine. 12 million people received humanitarian aid

On August 24, six months have passed since Russia's attack on Ukraine. The war causes enormous suffering for the people of Ukraine: according to UN data, more than 5,500 civilians died, and over 13 million of them had to leave their homes. At the same time, humanitarian aid continues to reach...

Aug. 24, 2022
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Anorexia during pregnancy. More and more women suffer from it!

Although they are pregnant and weight gain is normal, they use fasting and restrictive diets that can harm them and their offspring. Research conducted by scientists and students of the Medical University of Silesia in Katowice say straightforwardly - 68.8% of women who are expecting a child or...

Aug. 24, 2022
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The Ministry of Health appoints a team for clinical psychologists without psychologists

In Journal of Laws The Ministry of Health published the Regulation of the Minister of Health of August 22, 2022 on the establishment of the Team for the development of systemic solutions regarding the role of clinical psychologists in psychiatric care.

Aug. 24, 2022
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Poviat hospitals under pressure

Is it about half of the district hospitals going bankrupt? - asked local government officials and directors of poviat hospitals during a conference organized on Tuesday in Warsaw, devoted to the current financial situation of hospitals, caused by the act on minimum wages for health care workers.

Aug. 23, 2022
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AOTMiT: What will the Transparency Council do next Monday?

The agenda is: Preparation of a position on the legitimacy of granting consent for the reimbursement of Renastep food for particular nutritional uses in the indication: chronic renal failure in the pediatric population. Preparation of an opinion on the draft health policy program of local...

Aug. 23, 2022